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August 1, 1990 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING WATER TRUCK IN REVERSE AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF CLUTCH PEDAL AND CAME BACK UP AND HIT LEFT ANKLE. BRUSING LEFT ANKLE.

March 30, 1989 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMMPL WAS OPERATING PIT TRUCK UING SAME ROAD AS SCARPERS. SCRAPER WAS ON SAME ROAD & BOTH THOUGHT OTHER WOULD PULL OVER. SCRAPER HIT FRONT OF PIT TRUCK PUSHING IT BACKWARDS & SCRAPER VEERED TO SIDE OF TRUCK & CAME TO STOP IN FRONT OF TRUCK & TO SIDE OF PIT TRUCK.

December 20, 1988 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCRAPER DUMPING LOAD WHEN A LARGE ROCK CAUGHT THE BOWL & START ED SCRFAPER TO SLIDE & EMPLOYEE COULDNT STOP SLIDING & SCRAPER WENT OFF THE BERM

July 14, 1988 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS SETTLING BRACK ROLLER BACK ON 466E KOEHRING WHEN LOADER LET TRACK ROLLER FRAME DOWN ON THE KOEHRING IT WENT DOWN TO FAR ADN CAUSED FRAME TO ROLL AND PINNED RT FOOT BETWEEN TRACK FRAME ADN KOEHRING

July 11, 1988 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK IN PIT AND AS DAY PROGRESSED HE BEGAN TO FEEL MORE AND MORE PAIN IN HIS BACK

July 8, 1988 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WAS LOADING SCRAPER IN ROCK OFF OF RAMP GOT HUNG UP ON A BIG ROCK AND STOPPED AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY AN OTHER 637E SCRAPER

October 17, 1984 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Seminole Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

LARGE ROCK FELL OUT LOADER BUCKET AND JARRED CAB OF END DUMP.EMPL HIT LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST SIDE OF DOOR.WENT TO DR AND RETURNED TO WORK 12-3-84.EMPL CALLED INTO OFFICE SHOULDER BOTHERING HIM AND HIS DR WANTED HIM TO STAY OFF WORK 2-3 WEEKS.

August 29, 1984 IN · Coal drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
Seminole Coals Inc · Struck by flying object

EXPLORATORY DRILL TRUCK WAS GOING NORTH ON US 231 AND A BUCHTA COAL TRUCK WAS HEADING SOUTH ON US231 BOTH WERE VERY NEAR CENTERLINE AND REARVIEW MIRRORS ON TWO TRUCKS COLLIDED CAUSING GLASS FR OM THE MIRROR TO GO INTO THE CAB OF DRILL TRUCK AND THEREFORE CUTTING THE DRIVER

August 15, 1984 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Seminole Coals Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED DROVE HIS 50 TON END DUMP INTO BACK OF A 50 TON END DUMP THAT WAS STOPPED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HAUL ROAD INTO PACKER 2 AREAS. THE STOPPED END DUMP WAS PARKED WAITING ON A LOADER TO

May 3, 1984 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Seminole Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN CAB OF 910 LOADER APPARENTLY A BUMP WAS HIT AND EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS HAND

April 16, 1984 IN · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Seminole Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS ALIGNING A BELT ON THE COAL CRUSHER HE FINISHED THE TASK AND WAS STEPPING OUT FROM UNDER THE CRUSHER AS THE LOADER OPERATOR WAS DUMPING A BUCKET OF COAL INTO THE HOPPER A PC OF COA L SLID OFF HOPPER AND LANDED ON THE LABORERS HANDS CAUSED A BRUISE ON LEFT HAND

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